Clunker pianos - what do you do?

[Andrew and Rebeca Anderson]

Most of the time I get called to rescue a clunker because it was 
bought with the intention of inflicting it on a budding piano 
student.  That is something I don't choose to be a part of.  They 
thought they could get a piano on the cheap and I show them that they 
wasted their money and suggest that they stop the hemorrhaging before 
it gets any worse.

Occasionally I do get the "but we want it anyway" spiel and then I do 
quote what it would take to do it right, eight to ten Gs and they 
usually get angry.  Not a customer I wanted to have.

Andrew Anderson

At 03:51 PM 4/10/2008, you wrote:
>Hi Andrew
>   I also give this advice....
>  However, your definition of value may be different than the 
> clients.  We ascribe values in many ways other than money..Know what I mean?
>ie.  It's Grandmas piano...It has potential. It'll sound better than 
>the new bright shinies out there & yes it needs 10 K of work...Is it 
>worth it on the open market when done.  Probably not...Do they 
>care....Probably not.  Advise them & then let them make their own 
>choices. There grown ups after all.
>
>   Dale
>
>
>
>Michelle,
>I have a simple rule-of-thumb. If the cost of my work far exceeds 
>the potential value of the piano I refuse to take the job.
>
>Andrew Anderson
>
>
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